Canon’s strategy for its ITC investigation seems to include a “no exit” policy, even for those it has settled with in district court. Image source: Photos.com.

For regular readers of our website, the news should come as no surprise. On June 14, Canon indicated that it opposes OnlineTechStores.com’s unilateral motion to be terminated as a respondent in the U.S. International Trade Commission’s (ITC’s) investigation of whether numerous remanufacturers and resellers infringed Canon’s U.S. patents 5,903,803 and 6,128,454, which cover the gear used in drums contained in various Canon- and HP-brand all-in-one toner cartridges. Canon’s opposition sheds light into the firm’s strategy with this suit. (For our complete coverage of this litigation, see the tag 337-TA-829.)